But is that Art?
Chapter 6: Cognition, creation,
comprehension:
1. Select one of your own works and relate it
to a specific idea presented in this chapter? If you cannot find a connection,
describe why your work is divergent.
Throughout reading this chapter, I
read about Diego Velazquez's work Las
Meninas, 1656. In this painting the artists depicts himself creating a
painting? creating the question, is it this painting? Throughout viewing this
image I feel like this work differs from most if not all of my works. When I
create a work using the same medium (paints) I would have never incorporated
myself in the work because I feel like it would take away from the essence that
I would be trying to portray. Although the work " does depict many modes
of visual reality, including pictures, doorways, people, and even light itself."
pg 164 Which are a lot of similar elements that I would incorporate in my
paintings, I believe It all depends on the work , and your intention for the
piece. As for Diego Velazquez's work he presents a kind of "paradox or
conundrum to viewers. It is hard to interpret because of visual puzzles it
raises. Regardless there are similar and different qualities from this work
that can relate to some of my paintings. Mainly his use or reality.
Pick one work in this
chapter and answer the following questions. What ideas drive the work selected?
Who was it created for? What purpose does fill? What questions does it raise?
The work I chose to write about is
Andy Warhol's Brillo Box. From
reading about this work I believe the idea that drove this work was " that this, too, can be art'- unlike the
ordinary soap-pad boxes in a grocery store." Pg 149 It seems like this
work was created for everyone, and that the purpose of this piece was to change
people's perceptions of art. This is apparent because "Sometimes critics can advance
interpretations that artists themselves reject. The book describes
interpenetrations as explanations of how a work functions to communicate
thoughts, emotions, and ideas. A good
interpretation must be grounded in reasons and evidence, and should provide a
rich, complex, and illuminating way to comprehend a work of art. Sometimes an
interpretation can even transform an experience of an art form (such as these
Brillo Box's) from repugnance to appreciation and understanding. " pg 150 Questions that this work could raise would be "Does
art bear a message in the way language does? What must we know to clarify an
artworks meaning: external facts about the artists lives, or internal facts
about how their works were made?" And what aesthetic feeling can you
convey from this piece if any.
2.
List any ideas that are new to you in
this chapter.
People have debated for centuries
about the meaning of some works of art- for example, the Mona Lisa's smile.
Does art bear a message in the way language does? What must we know to clarify
an artworks meaning: external facts about the artists lives, or internal facts
about how their works were made? Can we just look at an artwork for enjoyment?
Notes:
·
Gender
and sexual preference- together with nationality, ethnicity, politics, and
religion- all seem to have some impact on the meaning of art. pg 148
·
Buddhist
art can't have a Christian meaning, nor would Brillo Box make sense to people in ancient Athens. But Australian
Aboriginal dot paintings might resemble modern art canvases from Paris and New
York, but the artists aim and intentions are very different. Pg 149
·
Expression
and the cognitive theories of art hold that art communicates: it can
communicate feelings and emotions, or thoughts and ideas. Interpretation is
important because it helps explain how art does this. Art acquires meaning in
part from its context. Pg 149
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